Details for the forename Miriam

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Miriam (female)


Variants:	Mariamne (F) Marianne (F) Myriam (F)
Derivative(s):	Maria (F) Mariam (F) Marie (F) Mary (F) Maryam (F) Mireille (F) Mireio (F) Miren (F)
Can be spelt:	Miryam (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG The Baby Names Guide
Notes:	English, mainly Jewish, from Hebrew; OT Exodus 15:20. Miriam, which has also been written as Mariamne, is of uncertain origin. Whyte suggests "high" or "longed for" but the Baby Names Guide [see Links] gives "sea of bitterness".